What would a birthday be without a blog post? After all, I wrote my first eight years ago, on my 53rd birthday.
When I turned 30, an old college friend convinced me to do it up big, stating, “No one cares when you turn 31.” True. So for most of us, these ‘milestone’ birthdays tend to be momentous.
Last year, when I told my soon-to-be-retired ophthalmologist that I was nearly 60, he chuckled and remarked that once you hit 60, those ‘milestones’ are every five years instead of every ten years. Yikes, I thought.
But he was (partially) right. There are fewer decades left. I’ve seen too many friends die too soon, dammit.
My pal Christine DePetrillo asks every Friday online, “What are you celebrating?” Some Fridays I don’t have an answer, but it’s not because I’m a pessimist. Yesterday I thought, well, I’m celebrating my birthday this weekend. Sixty-one is as much a celebration as sixty, maybe even more so.
So, I jumped waves at the beach today with my husband, sang along to songs on the radio, accepted lots of well wishes (thank you!) and will indulge in something sweet after dinner tonight. It’s all worth celebrating.
Martha Reynolds Writes 
Glad you had a great birthday! Happy Birthday and many more!
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And we’ve known each other since our junior year abroad in Fribourg, Suisse at the tender age of 20… en un clin d’œil!
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Isn’t that the truth! Forty years plus! 💚
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Happy Birthday Martha! The years are going faster and faster, now I’m trying to celebrate the moments.
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Good plan, Debbie!
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Sounds like a fantastic day. Enjoy all of your celebrations, Martha!
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I love you attitude and will attempt to emulate it. Happy Birthday!
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I think you do, Connie 💙💙💙
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You are such a youngster. Wait till you’re closer to 70 than 60. Then we’ll talk!
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Oh, Jacqui! How did this happen?! I was just 32 yesterday!
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Every day is worth celebrating – but some, like birthdays, are special! Welcome to the 60s! You’re in good company 😜.
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Thanks, Barb. 💜
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Happy Birthday! And just wait, if we’re lucky, at some point we’ll start celebrating every year. My great aunt is 103, and we’ve been celebrating with a family reunion for her birthday every year since she turned 98. Let’s hope we get there, too! Then again, you’re right, too many friends and relatives don’t make it that far, so perhaps we should celebrate every birthday like the milestone that it is!
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Indeed, Debbie!
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